The podcast about talk shows - from Carson to Letterman, from the US to the UK and beyond, and everything in between. Hosted by George Grimwood.

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We&#39;re back! George and Gary Rodger brush off the cobwebs and take a look at what&#39;s been going on in the world of the talk show over the last few months, as well as laying out a few hypothetical situations...

We're back! George and Gary Rodger brush off the cobwebs and take a look at what's been going on in the world of the talk show over the last few months, as well as laying out a few hypothetical situations...

We&#39;re back! George and Gary Rodger brush off the cobwebs and take a look at what&#39;s been going on in the world of the talk show over the last few months, as well as laying out a few hypothetical situations...

008 - Corden, Colbert and... Clarkson?!

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In this episode, George and Tilt discuss the use of the desk on talk shows, from Simon Dee to Jack Docherty via Eamonn Andrews, plus the desk-less Michael Parkinson gets the odd mention too.

In this episode, George and Tilt discuss the use of the desk on talk shows, from Simon Dee to Jack Docherty via Eamonn Andrews, plus the desk-less Michael Parkinson gets the odd mention too.

007 - Desk Culture

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In the third and final part of an analysis of a classic Tonight Show episode, George and Gary discuss Rob Reiner and Dr David Reuben. Watch the original show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

In the third and final part of an analysis of a classic Tonight Show episode, George and Gary discuss Rob Reiner and Dr David Reuben. Watch the original show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

006 - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (9th November 1972) (Part 3)

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The second half of the second part of a three-parter! George and Gary discuss the Bee Gees and consider the role of the musical guest as an interviewee. Watch the show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

The second half of the second part of a three-parter! George and Gary discuss the Bee Gees and consider the role of the musical guest as an interviewee. Watch the show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

005b - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (9th November 1972) (Part 2)

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The second first half of a three-parter! Can we talk? George and Gary discuss Joan Rivers on this classic Carson show from 1972. Watch it here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

The second first half of a three-parter! Can we talk? George and Gary discuss Joan Rivers on this classic Carson show from 1972. Watch it here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI

005a - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (9th November 1972) (Part 2)

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The first of a three-parter! Gary Rodger joins George to discuss a classic Carson show from 1972. Watch the original show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI - then tune in!

The first of a three-parter! Gary Rodger joins George to discuss a classic Carson show from 1972. Watch the original show here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGQ3v3svHyI - then tune in!

004 - The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (9th November 1972) (Part 1)

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In this episode, George and Jonathan continue reminiscing about their time in Los Angeles - from Jay Leno to Craig Ferguson (almost), via...desks.

In this episode, George and Jonathan continue reminiscing about their time in Los Angeles - from Jay Leno to Craig Ferguson (almost), via...desks.

003 - The Los Angeles Experience (Part 2)

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In this episode, George is joined by Jonathan Sloman (@SquidyUK on Twitter) to reminisce about their talk show encounters (Letterman, Leno and Ferguson) while exploring the city of Los Angeles, back in 2013. The first of a two-parter!

In this episode, George is joined by Jonathan Sloman (@SquidyUK on Twitter) to reminisce about their talk show encounters (Letterman, Leno and Ferguson) while exploring the city of Los Angeles, back in 2013. The first of a two-parter!

002 - The Los Angeles Experience (Part 1)

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In the first episode, George talks with the host of The Sitcom Club podcast, Gary Rodger, about when Carson and Letterman attempted to break into the UK market. They also talk about the forthcoming transition of Late Show hosts, from Letterman to Colbert.

In the first episode, George talks with the host of The Sitcom Club podcast, Gary Rodger, about when Carson and Letterman attempted to break into the UK market. They also talk about the forthcoming transition of Late Show hosts, from Letterman to Colbert.

001 - US Exports / The Letterman-Colbert Transition

The podcast about talk shows - from Carson to Letterman, from the US to the UK and beyond, and everything in between. Hosted by George Grimwood.